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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Changes in the Back Yard

We have been working in the back yard for about two weeks..still a lot more to do, but we are getting there! We had to move everything away from the house to paint the brick...so we are trying to give the house a fresh look as we put stuff back. The first thing we did was add black shutters to the windows in the back yard. We have had shutters in the front yard for several years, but none in the back. We have trimmed a lot of the bushes next to the house. The small bush in the right corner used to be huge! It was taller than the house, rubbed on the trim and looked really "tired". So we trimmed in to about 3' tall. Now we can have a flower bed, nothing seemed to grow under that big bush!

So, we planted lots of pretty flowers and added a bench and small table to the new area...

There isn't much color there yet, but it should be pretty by the end of the summer!

Some Memorial day decor and a rose flag...

H planted a hill of patty pan squash on each side of my new rain boots...($3 at a yard sale last week end, they had never been worn!)_

I put a ladder in the corner and added some Memorial day decor and potted plants.

Sweet little frog and flag...

I also added a few touches of Memorial day decor to H's vegetable garden. He put up a big iron fence to keep me out..but it isn't working...lol!

I made a new wreath for his "bed"

and put a touch of Memorial day on it!

We are planning to have a cook out with the kids on Monday. I haven't planned the menu yet, but it will probably be hamburgers and hot dogs. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day!

Hello Penny... hard to keep up with you, you have so many wonderful projects going on!... your Memorial Day decor looks great... it certainly does welcome Summer in doesn't it?... and I LOVE your new rainboots!... wishing you a beautiful Memorial Day weekend, xoxo Julie Marie

Oh, I love it all, especially the wreath and the rain boots and the pink tin wash basin. Love, love, love. I feel very much at home going through your pictures. Have a wonderful Memorial Day, and Happy Pinks!!xoxo's

So happy to find your blog! I'm looking beyond the Memorial Day theme...see your great style and creative ideas! Getting excited to work in my garden and deck areas! I thought I was the yard art queen.....but you surely win! And the rainboots....such a clever touch!Im going back to look some more....great fun!Joan gramcrackercrumbs

I love visiting your blog, I always feel as though I have opened one of those glossy magazines where everything has been placed in the perfect place. The wreath is amazing! Have a wonderful Memorial Day. xx

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Penny, isn't it wonderful to be able to get outside and get so many projects completed! Your Memorial Day decorations are so lovely, and you'll have lots of flowers shortly! Now you should sit for a while on your garden bench to take in all the loveliness!